Jedi apprentices and little princesses will delight in this (heart)felt retelling of the Star Wars saga. And so will Star Wars fans of any age! The series launches with the original trilogy, and every word counts in these small but perfectly formed yarns. That's because each volume features 12 iconic scenes, handcrafted in felt and pithily summarized in just a single word. The attention to detail is eye-opening; the proportions are just-right for small hands; the fun is guaranteed.
In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke meets his teacher Yoda, Han Solo makes a friend, and there is a lightsaber duel with a Sith Lord in the dark.
The story of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back is presented in twelve words, as well as scenes on the front and back cover, the back cover scene presenting a quotation from the film. The scenes shown are:
- - Luke SkywalkerengagesDarthVader in a lightsaber duel on Cloud City.
- - Luke Skywalker rides a tauntaun through the snowy wastes of Hoth.
- - Luke Skywalker runs from Imperialwalkers during the Battle of Hoth.
- - Yoda sits in a leafy field on Dagobah.
- - Luke Skywalker trains with Yoda, levitating a rock while balancing Yoda on a single foot, as R2-D2 watches.
- - Han Solo greets Lando Calrissian, accompanied by Leia Organa, C-3PO and Chewbacca.
- - Han Solo and Leia Organa are brought before Darth Vader and Boba Fett.
- - Escorted by stormtroopers, Leia Organ and Han Solo share a kiss.
- - Han Solo is frozen in carbonite.
- - Shrouded in darkness, Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader continue their duel on Cloud City.
- - Darth Vader reveals to Luke Skywalker that he is his father.
- - Luke Skywalker, blood on his face, protests that Vader's assertion cannot be true.
- - Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, C-3PO and R2-D2 observe space from the Millennium Falcon.
- - Darth Sidious tells Darth Vader that there is a great disturbance in the Force and Vader replies that he has felt it.
- ISBN 9781452134994; April 14, 2015; Chronicle Books; US hardcover